12 Ways With Wild Mushrooms

Fall is the main season for wild mushrooms in the Northern Hemisphere, starting with chanterelles as early as August and continuing on until the end of November with varieties such as hedgehog mushrooms, pieds bleus and – the king of the forest floor – porcini (ceps). As ever, be certain to buy wild mushrooms from a reliable source or, if you're foraging for the last of the wild harvest, make sure you positively identify them before cooking them.